Puducherry schools to remain closed today, tomorrow in view of heavy rains

NEW DELHI: Schools in Puducherry and Karaikal regions will remain closed today, November 4 and tomorrow, November 5 in view of incessant rains, education minister A Namassivayam announced.

Puducherry | Due to a heavy rain alert issued for the 4th and 5th November, government and private schools in Puducherry and Karaikal closed for those two days: A Namassivayam, Puducherry Education Minister

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Earlier, the minister had declared holiday for schools on November 3. “Due to announcement of heavy rain in Puducherry and Karaikal tomorrow on 03/11/2022 by Chennai Meteorological Center, holiday is declared for the welfare of students only for schools in Puducherry and Karaikal,” he said in a tweet.

In Chennai, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Chengelpet, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur and Tiruvarur districts of Tamil Nadu, a holiday was declared for schools due to heavy raining.

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Meanwhile, all schools in Noida and Greater Noida were Thursday asked to hold online classes for students up to Class 8 till November 8 in view of increasing pollution in the National Capital Region, according to an official order. The schools have also been told to hold classes for students of Class 9 to 12 online as far as possible, said the order.

Several parents in Delhi have supported the proposal to close schools in the capital amid worsening air quality here while others have opposed it, fearing another hit to studies already impacted by the Covid pandemic. Some parents have also urged the Delhi government to extend the school timings in view of the pollution.